VIX index reverted to pre-Covid levels, but analysts warn that a reversal may emerge soon. Volatility dropped over 50% since a mid-March, when Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed. Up Next: ...

The VIX index reflects the implied volatility of put and call options on the stocks in the S&P 500 index. Implied volatility is the consensus expectation of future price variance. Since options are ...

The MoneyShow Chart of the Day shows the level of the VIX throughout April. The index closed as high as 52.33 on Apr. 8. That came after it hit an intraday high of 60.13 a day earlier. The average VIX ...

Consumer and business confidence readings were sanguine, with investors anticipating deregulation, lower taxes, and maybe a reasonable dose of increased tariffs. “Normal” was the word. The VIX ranged ...

No trend lasts forever. Even the current bull market in gold will eventually fall victim to this adage. A question I’ve been hearing more often lately is why the precious metal continues to rally so ...

Market angst sees the Cboe VIX index — a gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility — trade around 23, notably above its long-term average of 19.5. However, as the chart below from Capital Economics' chief ...

The primary determinant of put and call option premiums is implied volatility, or the price variance the market expects over a coming period. The VIX index is a compilation of the implied volatility ...

Investors and traders alike have surely run across the Volatility Index, commonly referred to as the VIX, in headlines from time to time. Many are quick to overlook this valuable indicator since they ...